Night fliers

The answer to “Night fliers” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is BATS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 11, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 34-Across, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Night fliers” answer

BATS (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is BATS.

What does BATS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BATS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Night fliers” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

• September 11, 2026 (most recent) → BATS
• August 5, 2026 → BATS

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